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Beyond Ourselves: Kirill Gerstein on Music of Wartime

“We, as members of society and also as artists, feel both the need to do something and the helplessness in not being able to influence something.”

Associated PressSeptember 30, 2021

Cleveland Orchestra to get $50M grant from Mandel Foundation

Keegan MorrisSeptember 29, 2021

After 52 Years at WFMT, Music Director Andi Lamoreaux To Retire

Associated PressSeptember 28, 2021

Met returns with 1st work by a Black composer in its history

Chaim Topol, Israeli actor known for Fiddler’s Tevye, dies

Associated PressMarch 9, 2023

The role of his life arrived in the long-running musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” in which he played Tevye.

Classical Music Aerial Adventure: Winter in Chicago

WFMTMarch 2, 2023

With spellbinding aerial footage of Chicago, you'll hear acclaimed artists playing wonderful, wintry classical music.

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Met Opera to Stage Anthony Davis’ ‘X’ on Malcolm X in 2023

Associated PressSeptember 20, 2021

The Met says X will open on Nov. 3, 2023, in a staging by Robert O'Hara that will be conducted by Kazem Abdullah. Will Liverman will star in the title role.

Jamie Barton: Opera Must “embrace the move towards feminine power”

Keegan MorrisSeptember 16, 2021

WFMT talks with the outspoken mezzo-soprano about what it means to take on the role of Carmen, why she’s excited to open the COT season, and how modern-day audiences and artists can best confront the more outdated aspects of Carmen and other beloved operas.

Watch WFMT’s Classical Conversation With ‘Approaching Ali’ Composer D. J. Sparr and Star Soloman Howard

WFMTSeptember 16, 2021

Ali was among the most important, most charismatic, most unique figures in American (not just sports) history. So how do you adapt the monumental life of the People's Champion into an opera?

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree